I have heard that sapphires can be found near Butte. Is this true? Where do they come from? — A Butte resident The answer to your first question is simple — yes. Your second question is an excellent ...

An incredible 16.58-carat Kashmir sapphire ring could fetch $1.2 million at Christie's Jewels Online sale, which is running ...

Wooley & Wallis is set to present one of the world’s most coveted gemstones, a Kashmir sapphire, set as a ring, at auction on ...

Western North Carolina is known for its hills full of hidden treasures. From rubies and sapphires to emeralds and gold, the region is stocked with gems, stones and minerals still waiting to be ...

A family-run business in Vancouver is being sued by an African nation for evidence in a large-scale fraud investigation. The ...

HELENA — Federal mine safety officials say the owner of a central Montana sapphire mine was killed in March when rock loosened by underground blasting fell on him while he was stockpiling ore. The ...

A handful of sapphires requires just an afternoon's attention at Gem Mountain Sapphire Mine east of Philipsburg. While some visitors come for the novelty, John Sadeeky of Arlington Heights, Ill., is ...

All his great expectations for that claim never came to pass, for Jake Hoover never struck that rich vein of gold he was seeking in central Montana. The consolation? That blue chatter of pebbles in ...